SCOTTISH DISABILITY SPORT ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 Developing opportunities and improving performance in disability sport for children, athletes and players with a physical, sensory or learning disability WELCOME MESSAGE 2016 Scottish Disability Sport would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks the generous financial support received from the following Local Authorities and Leisure Trusts to assist with the We welcome you all to the 53rd Annual General We also thank and acknowledge the SDS staff Meeting of Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) to team for their hard work and commitment hosting of the AGM and the production of this Annual Report: celebrate what has been another significant during 2015/2016. We welcomed Kate Shaw year in the history of our Association. This to the staff team this year following her annual report provides an overview of the appointment as Part Time Administrator in the work of SDS during 2015/2016 and celebrates Head Office. We thank Tina Gordon for her the success and hard work of the athletes, significant contribution as Regional Manager players, coaches and volunteers who have (Part Time) – Tayside but will continue to achieved so much in the last 12 months. work closely with her though her Wheelchair Basketball role with basketballscotland. We are The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games will be delighted that Jennifer Scally has subsequently held with the iconic backdrop of Rio de Janeiro been appointed to the Regional Manager post and it was fantastic to see 33 Scots selected in Tayside. Thanks to Becky Bisland who has across 12 sports as part of the ParalympicsGB also left her position as Performance Manager team for the Games. This represents 12.5% of with SDS to take up an Active Schools post the total ParalympicsGB team for Rio and a 16% with West Dunbartonshire Council and Gary increase in the number of Scots from London Fraser has now been successfully recruited 2012. We wish our athletes, players and coaches to the Performance Manager role. every success for the Games and look forward to celebrating their achievements on their return. Recognition must be paid to sportscotland not only for their continued financial investment Our congratulations also go to all those athletes in the work of the Association but also for and players who have competed and succeeded the support and guidance of key staff such as at international and GB level during the past year. Jennifer Griffin, Ruari Davidson and Calum Wood. Our thanks are extended to all those who We also look forward to working with new commit so much time and energy to develop sportscotland Chair Mel Young and congratulate grassroots opportunities for those with a him on his appointment. SDS is also indebted to disability across Scotland. SDS member Branches additional funding partners including Education continue to be the lifeblood of the Association Scotland, Sainsbury’s, The Celtic FC Foundation, and we thank most sincerely Branch staff, the the Scottish Sports Aid Trust, Wheelpower, volunteers and local authority staff who work Better Breaks, the Scottish Sport and Physical so hard in their local areas. Many of our current Recreation Fund, ECAS, the Sportsman’s Charity Paralympians can thank their local Branch for and the Football Foundation for their continued their introduction to disability sport. Thanks are investment in disability sport in Scotland. also directed towards all those staff, coaches and volunteers from our key partners who have A great deal of work has taken place during embraced the inclusion agenda and contribute the last year relating to the development of the significantly to sport specific pathways for next strategic plan that will lead the work of the disabled athletes and players across Scotland. Association up to and beyond the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games. No fewer than 32 On behalf of everyone involved with the consultation workshops were conducted across Association, we thank the SDS Board for their Scotland and the next Strategic Plan “Inspiring hard work, guidance and support over the last 12 Through Inclusion: 2017-2021”, has now been months. The Board works tirelessly to provide the drafted to present at the SDS AGM this evening. strategic lead for the organisation with much of the work going unrecognised. We thank Board Finally, we thank the entire SDS family for Directors Catherine Goodfellow, Dave Rhoney, their on-going enthusiasm, hard work and Gerry Milne, Sandra Proudfoot, Claire Morrison, support and we thank you all once again Iain Smith, Oliver Barsby and Anna Tizzard and for your attendance at this year’s AGM. Company Secretary, Caroline Lyon for all their work behind the scenes. Anna and Sandra will not be seeking re-election at this year’s AGM, so we this opportunity to thank them both for all they have contributed to the Association. Gavin Macleod Janice Eaglesham MBE Chief Executive Officer Chair www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 1 RIO 2016 KEY EVENTS Paralympians During the past year SDS would like to take the opportunity to Branch, Local and Regional Sporting Opportunities congratulate all those athletes, players, coaches Grampian Disability Sport, Disability Sport Fife SDS staff have supported Branches accessing and and support staff who have been selected to the and Forth Valley Disability Sport were selected as applying for funding through Education Scotland ParalympicsGB team for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 the three Scottish localities to the Spirit of 2012 and Celtic FC Foundation. Get Out Get Active (GOGA) programme. Summer Paralympic Games. 173 young people with a disability have attended 57 new athletes and players progressed into Parasport Development Days and 213 young people Regional Squads or individual support programmes and Nathan MacQueen Patrick Wilson Sam Ingram and adults attended National Multi Sport Festivals. 45% of National Squad members in athletics, boccia and Archery Boccia Judo swimming progressed through the regional structure. Developing Talent and Performance Stefanie Reid Jamie McCowan Alison Patrick Athletics Boccia Triathon RIO 2016 Six out of 26 (or 23%) athletes on the SDS 33 Scottish athletes and Athlete Academy 2015/16 progressed to a UK Jo Butterfield Linda McCowan Hazel Smith players across 12 sports have World Class Performance Programme. Athletics (ramp assistant) (guide) been selected to the ParalympicsGB Boccia Triathon team to compete at the 2016 Rio Gordon Reid won the inaugural men’s singles de Janeiro Summer Paralympic and doubles competitions at Wimbledon to Samantha Kinghorn Gary McCowan Micky Yule Games. An additional 5 Scots will follow his first Grand Slam singles title at the Athletics (ramp assistant) Powerlifting take up coaching and support staff Australian Open earlier in the year. Boccia roles with the ParalympicsGB team. GB Boccia included six Scots in the GB Derek Rae Neil Fachie MBE Andrew Mullen squad for the 2016 BISFed World Individual Athletics Cycling Swimming Championships in Beijing and Stephen McGuire Andrew Mullen, Scott Quin & Stephen was crowned BC4 World Champion. Clegg competed at the IPC European Swimming Championships. Scott won Jo Butterfield won bronze in the F52 discus and Libby Clegg gold in the SB100m breaststroke, whilst Karen Darke Scott Quin gold in the F51 club throw at the IPC Athletics Athletics Swimming Andrew won four gold medals in the S5 Cycling World Championships in Doha. Maria Lyle won 50m Butterfly, 200m freestyle, S5 50m T35 100m & 200m silver and 4x100m gold, and backstroke and S5 100m Freestyle. Sammi Kinghorn won bronze in the T53 200m. Maria Lyle Hannah Dines Stephen Clegg Athletics Cycling Swimming Education and Coaching Governance and Infrastructure Joshua Rowe Craig MacLean MBE Abby Kane Boccia (Pilot) Swimming Last year, 114 EDUCATION, TRAINING, & Following 32 consultation workshops across Scotland, the Strategic Plan “Inspiring Through Inclusion: 2017-2021”, Cycling LEARNING opportunities took place involving has now been drafted to present at the 2016 SDS AGM. 1,728 PARTICIPANTS. Stephen McGuire Jonathan Paterson Robyn Love SDS was part of a successful UK consortia bid under the Boccia Football Wheelchair Basketball Spirit of 2012 Get Out and Get Active (GOGA) programme for three years funding aimed at getting the inactive active Sport specific inclusive coaching developments have in Grampian, Fife and Forth Valley. taken place with 20 SCOTTISH GOVERNING Kieran Steer Martin Hickman Michael Kerr BODIES OF SPORT. SDS continues to act as the lead body for the sport of boccia Boccia Football Wheelchair Rugby in Scotland and co-ordinates the running of the Scottish Boccia Working Group. Scott McCowan David Porcher Gordon Reid Communication and Leadership Boccia Football Wheelchair Tennis The SDS website continues to be the primary Social media has become a significant communication tool with communication tool and visits for 2015/2016 were 2,193 Twitter followers (an increase of 566 since 2015) 55,903 with a monthly average of 4,659. and 2,362 Facebook likes (an increase of 673 since 2015). 2 Annual Report 2015-16 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com 3 • 99 children and young people were • Alison Patrick and guide Hazel Smith won • Three Scots represented GB at the Inas-Fid • Gordon Reid retained his men’s doubles titles • A Scottish team of 25 swimmers competed Branch, Local supported by SDS Regional Managers to PT5 gold medals at the ITU Para-triathlon European Athletic Championships in Ankara. at the Queensland Wheelchair Tennis Open at the British Para-swimming International regularly participate in sport and 44 of those World Championships in Rotterdam. Paul Davidson won 200m gold, 400m silver and UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters. Meet in Glasgow with four British and 10 and Regional athletes have been supported to transition and 4x100m relay gold; Owen Miller won He also successfully defended his Open de la Scottish records being broken over the • Seven Scottish players competed in into a sports club. 800m gold and 1500m silver and Nathan Baie de Somme men’s singles title.